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Archive for the ‘Illness and Injuries’ Category

November 28th, 2008

My Thoughts on Ereck Plancher’s Death

Recently, the University of Central Florida released two documents relating to the death of wide receiver Ereck Plancher during the offseason. This comes after pressure from ESPN and the Orlando Sentinel, who have hounded the school to release information about investigation and circumstances surrounding Plancher’s collapse after a conditioning practice.
You can read the […]

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October 30th, 2008

Patrick Edwards: "No Hard Feelings"

On Tuesday, Houston freshman wide receiver Patrick Edwards ran out of the back of the end zone chasing after a pass and hit a Marshall marching band service cart, breaking his leg.
He flipped end over end, and is lucky that all he has is a broken leg. After surgery and a long recovery […]

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October 7th, 2008

Dante Love and Football Safety

According to Ball State coach Brady Hoke, injured player Dante Love might be able to come home this week after spending time in a local rehabilitation center. He’s been in the hospital since a hard September 20 hit that left him in the operating room and left his friends, family, and teammates worried about […]

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September 21st, 2008

Update on Two Scary Injuries

Sports aren’t safe. I mean, you can use equipment and rules to make the game as safe as possible, but in a high-contact sport like football, there is always the opportunity for injury.
This week, we saw not one but two rather frightening injuries during games - to Dante Love (#85, see right) of Ball State […]

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September 12th, 2008

Beanie Wells won’t be Back After All

When Ohio State’s Chris “Beanie” Wells initially got hurt, fans wanted to believe he’d be back against Ohio. That didn’t happen, but hey, no big deal.
This week, it is a big deal.
Saturday, Ohio State will meet USC on the field for the first time in 18 years. They’re a 10 1/2 point […]

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August 30th, 2008

What does it Mean if Beanie Wells is Out?

Ohio State’s Chris “Beanie” Wells was carted from the field today during the third quarter of the ass-whopping they gave Youngstown State. He apparently has a right foot and/or leg injury, but no one is saying yet what the extent of his injury might be.
Here’s the thing. Many experts have the Buckeyes pegged […]

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August 28th, 2008

2008 Week One Injuries

The injury and illness list is updated for Week One. If you’re worried about players from your favorite team, check it out here:
http://www.bcsfrenzy.com/injury-update/
Safe and speedy recovery wishes from BCS Frenzy to everyone on the list!

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August 16th, 2008

RIP Sam Collins

Sam Collins, a freshman player for Huntingdon College, died after football practice on Friday. Teammates and coaches say that he had become ill following the morning practice, and although the cause hasn’t been officially determined, many are speculating that he had a heat stroke.
RIP, Sam.
Players…please be careful out there. Don’t push yourself too […]

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August 13th, 2008

Injury Update

It seems like this always happens right before the season starts - teams announce that some of their best players are out for a few games or (boo) the whole season. Injuries are common in practice since players aren’t used to working out every day, but that brings up an interesting question - are players […]

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August 12th, 2008

UCLA can’t get a QB Break

UCLA’s quarterback position is cursed…or then, maybe it is just Ben Olson.
After coming back from last year’s injury (during this time Patrick Cowen took over), Olson broke his foot twice in the past four months. Yesterday, he announced that he’d be having surgery, with a screw set in place to help the bones heal. […]

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